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STRONG QUAKES HIT IN NAGANO, CENTRAL JAPAN
Two strong earthquakes struck Japan's central prefectures of Nagano on Saturday afternoon.
The Japan Meteorological Agency says the first one was at 1:20 p.m. and had a magnitude 5.0.
It measured an intensity of upper 5 on the Japanese scale of 0 to 7 in the hardest hit areas.
A magnitude 5.1 quake hit the same area at 2:54 p.m.
The second quake registered a seismic intensity of lower 5 in the cities of Nagano and Omachi.
According to the agency, the quake's depth was 10 kilometers.
In Omachi, an intensity of upper five was observed earlier on the same day.
The agency says there is no threat of tsunami from either quake.
Officials in Omachi say roof tiles were torn off and fell from one house in the city.
There was damage to walls of some other buildings. Gravestones also toppled.
Tokyo Electric Power Company says the number six reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariya nuclear plant in neighboring Niigata Prefecture is in operation and no abnormalities have been found so far. JMA officials are urging caution.
00:01:38 話者 2/Ebita Ayataka/Japan Meteorological Agency official
Please be on alert for earthquakes with a maximum intensity of upper five for the next week. There have been a series of quakes in this area in the past.
As there is a risk of stronger ones, please remain on full alert.
00:01:55 (Maria Sato)
Officials are also asking people to remain on high alert amid rainy conditions, as areas with strong shaking are at high risk of falling rocks and landslides.
US MEDIA: NEW TALKS LIKELY IN NEXT FEW DAYS
We now turn to new developments in the conflict between the US and Iran.
Iranian sources have told CNN that a second round of talks between the two sides is expected to take place on Monday.
00:02:20 話者 3/Donald Trump
We're having a big day. We'll see how it all turns out, but it should be good.
00:02:26 (Maria Sato)
US President Donald Trump earlier said the talks would go on over the weekend.
Axios reported the US and Iran would likely meet on Sunday in Islamabad.
It said Pakistan would mediate with behind-the-scenes help from Egypt and Turkey.
It cited US officials as saying the two sides are discussing a three-page plan to end the conflict.
And Bloomberg reported that Trump said Iran has agreed to suspend its nuclear program indefinitely.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Harachi says passage through the Strait of Hormuz has resumed for all commercial vessels for the remaining period of the ceasefire.
He says the decision is in line with the ceasefire in Lebanon.
Trump welcomed the news.
He says Iran, with the help of the US, is removing all its mines in the waterway.
But he says the US naval blockade on Iranian ports will remain in place for now.
A big gap remains between the US and Iran.
The focus is on whether the next talks will lead to the end of the fighting.
BRITAIN, FRANCE HOST CONFERENCE ON HORMUZ
The leaders of Britain and France also welcomed Iran's announcement.
They had been hosting an online conference aimed at securing safe navigation in the strait. Around 50 countries and organizations attended the meeting.
The leaders of Italy and Germany joined in person.
The French president described Iran's decision as a step in the right direction.
00:04:00 話者 4/Emmanuel Macron/French President
We demand the immediate and unconditional full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz by all parties.
We demand the restoration of the free passage, conditions that existed before the war, and full respect for the law of the sea.
00:04:19 (Maria Sato)
He added that they will continue working with the Iranians on diplomatic efforts to de-escalate the situation, and they'll keep close coordination with the US and Israel.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says they will accelerate plans to protect freedom of navigation.
00:04:36 話者 5/Keir Starmer
We will take this forward with a military planning conference in London next week, where we will announce more detail on the composition of the mission, and over a dozen countries have already offered to contribute assets.
00:04:53 (Maria Sato)
He stressed that the effort will be strictly peaceful and defensive in nature.
He said the goals are to reassure commercial shipping interests and to support the clearance of mines.
G7 AGREE ON DIVERSIFYING CRITICAL MINERALS SUPPLY CHAIN
Finance ministers from Group of Seven countries and other officials have agreed to accelerate efforts to diversify supply chains for critical minerals, with China's dominant market share in mind.
The meeting on critical minerals, including rare earth elements, was held in Washington on Friday.
It occurred on the sidelines of ones by G7 and G20 finance ministers and central bank governors this week. Japanese Finance Minister Katayama Satsuki served as a co-chair.
Critical mineral-producing countries and international financial institutions, including the Asia Development Bank, were among the participants.
They confirmed that producing and importing countries will work together to help build diversified supply chains.
Japan announced a plan to provide 20 million dollars for a new project set up by the ADB.
The endeavor will offer technical support for mine and infrastructure development in producing countries and elsewhere.
00:06:12 話者 6/Katayama Satsuki/Japanese Finance Minister
Japan aims to take the initiative in providing funding and to play a leading role in these efforts.
00:06:20 (Maria Sato)
Katayama told reporters that securing a wide range of stable suppliers can also promote growth in producing countries.
ATOMIC BOMB SURVIVORS RALLY AHEAD OF NPT CONFERENCE
Atomic bomb survivors are seizing the moment ahead of a key UN conference on nuclear disarmament.
They rallied to urge Japan's government to work harder for their ultimate goal of abolishment. The rally took place on Friday in Tokyo.
The participants included members of atomic bomb survivors group Nihon Hidankyo.
International delegates will review the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons later this month in New York.
Nihon Hidankyo's secretary-general said current wars and attempts to rule by force throw the significance of the NPT into question.
00:07:18 話者 7/Hamasumi Jiro/Secretary General, Nihon Hidankyo
Nuclear arms are the devil's weapons, and they cannot coexist with humanity.
We should not possess even a single weapon like this.
00:07:29 (Maria Sato)
The group said Japan should urge the NPT's state parties to fulfill their obligations on disarmament.
It also said the government should promote Japan's commitment to not possessing, producing or permitting the introduction of nuclear weapons into the country.
MEGAPHONES FOUND INADEQUATE IN 2024 HANEDA AIRCRAFT COLLISION
Japan's transport ministry has instructed airlines and aircraft manufacturers to equip their jets with higher-powered megaphones.
The measure follows an investigation into a deadly collision two years ago at Tokyo's Haneda Airport.
A Japan Airlines passenger plane that had just landed struck a Japan Coast Guard aircraft on the runway. Five crew members of the Coast Guard plane were killed.
Five passengers on the JAL plane were injured during the evacuation.
On Friday, the Transport Safety Board released the results of an experiment using the same aircraft model and the same type of megaphone.
The test was carried out because the cabin's announcement system did not work after the collision.
Some crew members stopped using the megaphones because they believed the devices were not effective.
Instructions relayed through a megaphone at the first of four pairs of doors could be heard at the second pair, but the sound became increasingly difficult to hear toward the rear of the cabin.
The investigation concluded that the megaphones did not project sound far enough to support an evacuation of the entire cabin.
Those were the headlines for this hour.
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